.zoom-bg {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  z-index: 1;
  cursor: pointer;

  /* Added */
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  min-height: 420px;
}

.zoom-bg::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background-position: center center;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: cover;
  transform: scale(1.01);
  transform-origin: center center;
  transition: transform 2.8s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
  will-change: transform;
  z-index: 0;
}

.zoom-bg::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(
    to top,
    #000 0%,
    #00000087 20%,
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 27%,
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 86%
  );
  pointer-events: none;
}

.zoom-bg:hover::before {
  transform: scale(1.07);
}

.zoom-bg > * {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

.zoom-bg-1::before {
  background-image: url('/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Room-Large-Firefly-Upscaler-2x-scale-scaled.jpg');
}

.zoom-bg-2::before {
  background-image: url('/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Untitled-11.jpg');
}

.zoom-bg-3::before {
  background-image: url('/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Niseko-Branches-2.jpg');
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .zoom-bg {
    min-height: 350px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .zoom-bg {
    min-height: 280px;
    aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
  }
}